MONOHULLS PERFORMANCE Reverso AIR REVERSO AIR Imagine it: a performance dinghy that breaks down into four separate segments small enough to be t into the back (as opposed to on top) of a mid-sized SUV, and which can be easily assembled without using any tools in mere minutes. e 11 Reverso is a clever little dinghy from France that can not only be singlehanded, but can accommodate either two adults or an adult and a couple of kids. And make no mistake, this is not just a toy, but a serious sailboat, with a performance square-top main, hiking straps, super-chic UFO Foiler tumblehome bow and ared hiking winglets for getting your weight outboard in a breeze. e four sections when “nested” take up a space measuring just 3 by 4 9in by 2 5in. All-up weight is a mere 165lb. Reverso/Red Beard Sailing, redbeardsailing.com UFO FOILER Ever since full-foiling became part and parcel of Moth racing, the builders and design- ers of the world have striven to nd a way to bring that same performance to the masses, and now the Rhode Island-based father and son team of Steve and Dave Clark may have nally cracked the code with the UFO foiler. Nominally a catamaran (since the hulls ide- ally spend little actual time in the water) the boat employs a Moth-style T-keel in which a wand controls a set of trim tabs to regulate li and height when airborne. anks to the aforementioned twin hulls, getting out to where you can actually start foiling is no longer Malbec 18 a hair-raising balancing act, and the cost is less than $8,000, putting it well within the range of ordinary sailors. Fulcrum Speed Works, fulcrumspeedworks.com MALBEC 18 Big boats are impressive, but there is a joy to small boats that can’t be beat. e brainchild of Argentinian naval designer Heraldo Norbert Ruesch, the Malbec 18 pocket cruiser has a 6 -long cockpit, while below, there’s room for a Porta-Potti and sleeping accommodations for a family of four, as well an optional slide-out galley with sink. A high-aspect rig and centerboard work together to provide the necessary performance for the boat to also serve as a ni y little club racer. Aesthetically, we love the way the Malbec 18’s chines, springy sheer and carefully modelled cabintrunk all work together to create a look that is both sporty and purposeful. Ventura Sport Hobie Getaway Boats, venturasportboats.com HOBIE GETAWAY Hobie Cat has been upgrading a number of its most successful beach cats to incorporate the latest in multihull design, and the most recent model to receive this treatment is the 17 Getaway: a sporty little workhorse of a boat that can carry up to six sailors. Upgrades include wave-piercing bows and an extra 6in of LOA in the interest of increasing boatspeed and carrying capacity. Features carried over from the original include a roller-furling jib, EZ Loc rudders for beaching and launching, and a fully-battened boomless main. e hulls are also still rotomolded, meaning they are more than up to the challenge of regular beachings and/ or anything the kids can and inevitably will throw at it. Hobie Cat, hobie.com Zim Hartley 15 ZIM HARTLEY 15 e latest design from Britain’s Hartley Boats, the robust 15 5in Zim Hartley roto- molded dinghy is one of those great-looking little boats that manages to combine plenty of zip with safe, predictable performance under sail. e wide beam creates an extremely stable platform, while the high boom, “gnav” over-boom strut vang and internal bench seating make life pleasant for both passengers and budding future Olympians. Other features include a center-mounted hoop that raises the mainsheet out of the cockpit at the same time it provides a sturdy handhold, self-bailing cockpit and a simple asymmetrical spinnaker. Zim Sailing, zimsailing.com SAIL MAGAZINE 37 SAIL0917_Best Boats 2018.indd 8 7/18/17 8:01 AM.